Chapter six Family

Carlisle POV

I miss my daughter. My sweet, innocent daughter Isabella. How could I loose her like this? Should I of changed her once she was older, I would have had my daughter forever – what No! Carlisle! What are you thinking? You could not condemn your daughter into a life of sins. A life of being a monster. Anyway she is gone – forever.

I gulped loudly fighting back the urge to break down in tearless sobs in my study as I sat alone.

It has been so long since I had seen those beautiful chocolate brown eyes and brunette hair, so much has changed. I had another family- in a way- My mate Esme, I loved her just as much as I did with Annie. I couldn't help but wonder if Bella would of liked her...

Then their was my 'sons & daughters'; Edward, Rosalie and her mate Emmett then Alice and her mate Jasper. I contently felt bad for Edward, he was so alone. But he never seemed to express it. Esme attempted setting him up numerous of times but just as if he wanted to be alone he declined all the female vampires who where perfectly suitable for him. Maybe he is mad with me for saving him from death? Would he rather of died from the Spanish Influenza?

Edward was unique he could have the power of reading other peoples minds – a gift, talent. Then so does Alice who can see the future set on decisions you make, so it isn't necessary set in stone. As does Jasper who has the power of feeling and influencing emotions around him.

Their was a light tap on my study door pulling me back from my thoughts, I sat up from the desk chair.

"Come in" I called the door opened to a familiar scent of Edward Hello Edward I thought sitting back down and gesturing to a seat opposite the desk. "Is their something you wish to say?"

"Esme is worried" Edward looked at me with sympathetic eyes, he knew what I was thinking "You have been in this study for 3 days." I sighed readjusting my potion in the chair. "You really miss her don't you" he said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Very much. My daughter was my everything. "But she is gone... forever" I chocked out the last part gazing out the window, just staring out into the distance of the silent woods at night. "I promised..." I paused for a seconded trying to keep control of myself "I promised that I would return" I felt loving arms of Esme rap around me, I hadn't notice the others came. I looked at them all of them with pained, saddened faces. I was normally the calm, happy one- well at least I didn't show the real emotions- this was killing them to see me like this. "I'm sorry" pulling myself together and giving Esme a kiss on the cheek as she realised. I remembered a few faded images of Bella the last time I saw her; at her grandparents, gripping onto me for dear life.

"Your daughter was very beautiful" Edward whispered obviously reading my thoughts.

"Thank you. She looks just like her mother" I chuckled

"I wouldn't say so, I can see you in her for defiant" I smiled warmly at my son then put my arm around Esme's waist. Esme understood how I felt, she too had lost a child – her three days old son.

"Carlisle... We know you miss your daughter, we are here for you. We are family remember?" Alice said softly walking forward to give me a hug.

No matter what we where family, nothing could change our love for each other. But their will always be a place for my Bella.

Bella POV

"Bella! Can we go in that store next?" Vanessa squealed jumping up and down pointing at stores on the high street of New York "Please!" clasping her hands together bending her knees begging as Nicholas and Thomas stumbled behind us with the shopping bags in their hands.

I sighed giving the boys an apologetic look then nodding at Vanessa who was jumping like a child who was on sugar rush.

Once I nodded she yanked my hand pulling me towards to fancy dress shop still jumping up and down like she was on a spring board making my arm move with her movements.

We have been living in New York for an year now, we where enjoying it greatly. Their was so many things to keep a vampire entertained at times where their was nothing to do and it takes a lot to stop a vampire getting bored.

All four of us where still working full hours every day, except for Vanessa who hardly had a job apart from helping people decorate houses.

Thomas and Nicholas where now completely controlled around humans that they hardly ever notice the scent.

I was dragged out of my thoughts when I heard a bang and a sound of glass smashing.

Across the road from us in the one of the local banks was five men in black clothing hiding their faces and body holding guns to the customers.

"HANDS ON YOUR HEAD!" One of the hidden figure said in a male tone, many of the terrified obeyed instantly apart from a three people: a man and two women.

"DON'T GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT!" the man shouted at the terrified people.

"Call the cops" I whispered to Vanessa she nodded then ran off down the road to find a phone. What should we do? We could kill them but we would be reviled with our strength or what if they shoot at us? The bullet will shoot off our rock hard skin. I was drawn back from my thoughts with a -bang- that sound of a gun shoot. The smell of fresh human blood and smoke hit my nostrils like a dart hitting it's target. It did not affect me but I still had the burning in my throat which I ignored like I did the last couple of years. The bank was going up in flames and bodies was inside.

"Thomas, Nicholas" I turned to my brothers, both coral black eyes "Go. Go get Vanessa and tell her to come to me" I whispered as the sounds of sirens filled our ears, someone had successfully called the cops. They nodded to me then ran around from their prey to find Vanessa with me running inside to help the injured.

Inside the now wrecked bank was three people in the middle of the room, everyone had evacuated safely. It was those three people, who stood up to the terrorists – the two woman and the man. They where dying fast, I could take my chance again and change them. They look so young, so much time wasted. I came to my decision quickly and bit like I did with Thomas and Nicholas by biting their necks, arms, legs and heart.

Vanessa appeared beside me as did Nicholas; he was looking into one of the girls face, admiring. The look was so familiar, Nicholas had found his mate.

"Come on! We need to get back without them noticing" I picked up the man and ran with him watching my way as we darted past burning rubble falling to the ground.

3 days later

We had made it successfully past the people and into our home, we knew we had to move so that night got into our cars and drove, drove and drove. We bought a large house in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon and waited for the transformation to complete.

The third day drew to an end when their hearts sped up making their last beats.

-thump-thump-thump...thump-

All three of them opened their eyes at the first time jumping into a crouch. The male was muscular and tall looking very intimidating, his short blonde hair in gentle curls ageist his pale skin and deadly red eyes. One of the women on the man's right hand was a petite girl, she was very beautiful. Her long ginger hair fell past her shoulders, she was the girl Nicholas was admiring and still admiring now. The other girl resembled the other woman, she was petite too, same shaped face, but her hair was just a darker shade of red and too was just as beautiful.

I took a step forward slowly putting my hands up in defence.

"Hello. My name is Bella Cullen and this is my family, Vanessa, Thomas and Nicholas. What are your names?"

The man took the woman with the darker colour red- hair who now I noticed had a ring on their left hands- married.

"I am Ethan King, this is my wife Emma and her sister Grace Stafford. What has happened? I was dying, I was shoot – we were shot."

"Why are you all so beautiful? Why do we look different?" Emma carried on after awards.

" You were dying, you are dead. In a way. When you are dying, I changed you into one of us. My family, I and now you are not human. We used to be but years ago. You are vampires"

Ethan laughed loudly, I felt Vanessa jump behind me from the sound after the awkward silence. "v...vamp...vampire...ha..ha ha ha" Ethan laughed clutching his sides for support.

"Ethan, I think she is serious. I can feel it." Emma whispered in Ethan's ear.

"What?" I asked shocked "You can feel it?"

"Yes. You are serious and now... shocked. Why are you shocked?"

"I think Emma. I have found your power" I smiled, Emma was a empath. I had heard about them.

"Wait... power?" Grace asked curiously.

"yes. Vampires, can sometimes have powers or abilities. I am a mental shield, Vanessa can show thoughts threw touch, Thomas can influence people and Emma is an empath"

"Cool!" Ethan boomed, Ethan was defiantly going to be the trouble of the group. That night we became closer as a family, for once in my life I felt at home.

5 years later

Dad,

If their was some way you could ever hear me. I miss you, a lot. I hope you are enjoying heaven, I know you are up their – happy- with mum. Tell her I think about her every day, I wonder what she what she would have been like as a mother, wonderful I know. I also hope you do not feel bad of me being what I am. I have tried so hard not to be a monster, but it's harder than you think. I have a family know, I am really happy... most of the time. There is the times when I feel so alone, but I learnt to live with it. I'm missing you so much, every single day. Maybe one day I'll meet you again, in heaven. I love you.

I thought as I sat by the river bank, my hands covering my face, my elbows resting on my knees. I missed him so very much, my father...

I just hoped he could hear me, looking down on me as I walked on this earth immortal forever; Never seeing him again until it's my time.

"Bella?" I looked up to see Emma looking concerned. Of course she felt what my emotions where... Emma walked and sat down next to me her now golden eyes shining in the moonlight sky "What's the matter?"

I sighed moving picking my head off my hands picking up a pebble then tossing it over the river "Just... Thinking, you know about... family, human life, everything I lost being who I am."

"I know, it's hard. I think about my family every day, me and Grace miss them greatly but we couldn't be more grateful for having a second chance in life."

We sat in silence for what seemed like hours, I watched the sky darken to a deep black highlighting the twinkling sky.

"What was your human life like? Sorry, I have heard everyone else's story but not yours" Emma asked curiously.

"That is all right. I was born in 1600's in London, England to Carlisle Cullen and Anna Cullen but my mother died in childbirth. I was brought up by my father, he was the best father you could ever think of. He never let me feel bad I never had a mother even if I thought it was my fault contently. I loved him very much. Then a couple of months after my 10th birthday my father went of a hunt for vampires and he never returned. I lived with my mothers parents – my grandparents for the next seven years of my life. Then on my grandfathers funeral I went for a walk around London streets and foolishly got lost and was attacked then changed. I went out of the city for peoples safety realising what I had become. That when I found I could drink animal blood, I was thirsty when a passing deer caught my eye. I travelled around the world training to become a doctor and controlling my thirst. I came back to England when the Spanish Influenza reached I was a doctor. After that I met Vanessa who was dying, she asked me to change her which I did. I felt so much better having company, I know it is selfish to be happy I changed her-" I looked down feeling guilty. I felt Emma's hand on my shoulder.

"No. It's not, you saved her." I gave her a slight smiled then continued

"-Well after I changed Vanessa, I taught her everything and helped her control her thirst. We moved to Ireland when we went to a ball and we met Thomas and Nicholas. I knew from the first time I saw Thomas and Vanessa look at each other they where in love... the way they looked at each other was..." I couldn't think of a word to describe it, but Emma nodded understanding "That night we were walking to our carriage when I smelt blood, we went to investigate and I found Thomas and Nicholas been stabbed; Vanessa took care of the man then we took them home and changed them. A few years later Thomas and Vanessa married then went on their honeymoon when Nicholas and I had a visit from the Volturi, they found out about my shield and asked for me to join. I politely said no then we decided it was the right time to move. That was when we went on the Titanic. It was the most painful thing to watch in my life. Those people who dyed, did not deserve it and I could not help them! I couldn't of changed them, bloody hell I could not have controlled thousands of newborns at once and the Volturi would have gone mad. We got to New York and then we met you three and here we are" I took in a breath calming my emotions down.

"You have had such a hard life" Emma whispered.

2 hours later

Emma and I sat out in the woods by the river for a while until we finally decided to head home. When we arrived we found the rest sitting on the couches waiting for us. Nicholas and Grace holding hands, I stared at the entwined hands then beamed. Nicholas had finally meet his mate.

"Finally" I whispered hugging them both as everyone else chuckled.

"Actually Bella, we have some news" Grace grinning from ear to ear, she looked positivity blossoming. "Nicholas and I are getting married!"

1 month later

I stood smiling at the front of the alter facing the lisle with the vows in my hand as I watched Vanessa then Emma walk down in a flowing lavender dress to her ankles with a bouquets in her hand, gliding forward at a beautiful pace as the music played. Grace dancing forward in the lady in white looking beautiful with Ethan giving her away. Her simple white dress with lavender flowers at the brim of her skirt, her hair in a elegant bun at the back held with crystal lilac flowers. Nicholas stood by my side watching her come get closer and closer with each step his eyes blazing with love, so much love.

Ethan kissed Grace on the cheek and put her hand in Nicholas' and joined Emma putting his hand in hers. Nicholas and Emma turned to me keeping their eyes locked and I knew it was my queue to start

"Dearly beloved we are here today to celebrate the love between Nicholas Cullen and Grace Stafford..."

The ceremony went on, I said my words and Thomas as best man gave the rings and they placed their rings on their fingers with the simple words "I do" sealed with a kiss.

I couldn't help but think how blessed this family was.